Topic: Suzie's visit to the vets, mixed emotions (Read 21433 times)

LeighK · « **Reply #76 on:** August 13, 2008, 19:46:43 PM »

I just had a brainwave by my standards that is

i have one of those automatic cat feeder things, going to pop some hi-life in it and set it to open at 5 AM and see if that does the trick !

Cheers

Leigh

clarenmax · « **Reply #75 on:** August 13, 2008, 10:07:55 AM »

LeighK · « **Reply #74 on:** August 13, 2008, 10:06:34 AM »

Yeah right!

That's what he'd all like us all to believe.

The truth is he's fat AND big boned

Cheers hun

Leigh

clarenmax · « **Reply #73 on:** August 13, 2008, 10:00:27 AM »

He's not fat, he's big boned

lucy · « **Reply #72 on:** August 13, 2008, 09:42:55 AM »

Quote from: LeighK on August 13, 2008, 09:30:18 AM

Frankie will need a "stunt cat" body double for the break dancing routine as, quite frankly (excuse the pun) he's too fat and the floorboards couldn't take it.
Cheers
Leigh

LeighK · « **Reply #71 on:** August 13, 2008, 09:30:18 AM »

Hiya,

The video is fun, not going to win any Oscars for camera work or directing (can you direct cats?, I think not)

but it is one way of sharing our lives with her and that's the whole point of it. I shall have to do another one soon one weekend, I've already discussed it with the puds, they're learning their lines and practicing their party tricks etc. but Frankie will need a "stunt cat" body double for the break dancing routine as, quite frankly (excuse the pun) he's too fat and the floorboards couldn't take it.

Cheers

Leigh

lucy · « **Reply #70 on:** August 13, 2008, 09:16:18 AM »

What a lovely idea to make a video so she can see the cats, especially Suzie.

I agree too about how much to tell her.

clarenmax · « **Reply #69 on:** August 13, 2008, 09:11:30 AM »

Totally agree with your thinking hun, as I said in my text. Your mum doesn't need to know the full details, just that Suzie is happy, content, and enjoying all her nice new food and cuddles

LeighK · « **Reply #68 on:** August 13, 2008, 09:08:52 AM »

Thanks Dawn,

I take lots of photos of Suzie and the boys and earlier this year I did an hour long video of our manic life at "Kemp Towers" with the pudds and myself just doing what we do at home every weekend with them up and down on my lap etc and Suzie rubbing noses with me on the bed at night time. and we watch this every time I visit her. I know she misses her terribly and the very first thing that she asks me is "how is Suzie?" followed quickly by "how are Alfie and Frankie?" and "What have they been up to?" etc. and most of our conversation is about the cats. I do remind her gently that Suzie is "getting on" but that's as far as I would go and there's so much good news and funny annecdotes like Frankie's recent bob sleighing episode and the T.shirts etc. to recount that we both enjoy chatting and laughing about. She also has to watch the Letterbox animation and loves "there's Suzie on the drums!!", "Suzie in the space helmet", "Alfie on the guitar" etc. etc.

All the best

Leigh

Dawn F · « **Reply #67 on:** August 13, 2008, 08:55:10 AM »

I agree Leigh, your mum only needs to know what you've told her, you can deal with other things later, glad she was so pleased with the news, its a great responsibility taking on a much loved pet from someone else!

LeighK · « **Reply #66 on:** August 13, 2008, 08:52:33 AM »

Suzie say's thank you all

I visited my mum in her nursing home last night. I think I'd make a good propagandist, by that I mean the art of telling "selective" truths and omitting the bits that you don't want to convey. Mum is now thrilled (as am I of course) that Suzie's teeth are in great shape, that she hasn't got a single flea on her body (and therefore none of us have

), that her heart and breathing are fine and that her claws are now beautifully clipped and that she's had a "jab" which has improved her appetite and is so enjoying her new food and comfy bed in her new des-res "residence" under the chest of draws. That's all true and all my mum needs to know, there's absolutely no point in telling her more and upsetting her and her worrying about something that neither of us can tackle any differently. It's amazing how well I'm functioning on relatively little sleep, must be the adrenaline rush of Suzie miaowing loudly in my left ear at a pitch that nature has chosen as being the most effective natural alarm clock

Cheers 'n loud purrs from Leigh and "family"

Leigh

Topsy Turvey · « **Reply #65 on:** August 13, 2008, 08:25:54 AM »

Brilliant - well done Suzie. Gold medal in the purrs scoffing competition!

Kittybabe (Ruth) · « **Reply #64 on:** August 13, 2008, 07:59:59 AM »

Really great news Leigh

Dawn F · « **Reply #63 on:** August 13, 2008, 07:57:46 AM »

fantastic news Leigh!

LeighK · « **Reply #62 on:** August 13, 2008, 07:18:34 AM »

Good morning and thank you all,

Suzie's eating for England, if they had a feline cat food eating category in Beijing I'd send her over to represent the UK and there'd be a medal in the offering

She ate her two tins of hi-life last night, I had a tin on standbye already in the bedroom which paid dividends when she woke me at 4.00 AM VERY vocally and consumed it but was hungry again by 6:15 so had another one!!!

What the

do they put in those steroid jabs ??!!!!, I want one!, she has a better appetite and teeth at the human equivalent of 119 than I have at less than half her age!.

I phoned Clare, the lovely lady at the vets to see if her eating so much, by recent standards that is, could present any problems but she said it was fine and to let her enjoy her food as we don't know how much time she has, she said that if she got diarrhoea then to back off but Suzie's Pooh was just fine last night. The vet was a bit concerned when she rang me back that it was bad news, apparently people ususally only ring when there's bad news but was absolutely delighted that Suzie is doing so well. I told her that I was now turning in at 9 PM so that we could spend more time together and getting up at 4/5 AM and she said that it would dent my social life to which I replied "What's a social life?" and we both laughed

Cheers

Rock on Suzie, Rock on.

Leigh

Gillian Harvey · « **Reply #61 on:** August 12, 2008, 11:34:32 AM »

Brilliant Suzie's doing so well Leigh

maryas · « **Reply #60 on:** August 12, 2008, 11:29:37 AM »

That's the way to go Suzie :hug 2:

Glad the rug on the pilllow worked.

Mary x

Christine (Blip) · « **Reply #59 on:** August 12, 2008, 10:45:05 AM »

Glad to hear that Suzie's doing so very well

Brilliant!

LeighK · « **Reply #58 on:** August 12, 2008, 10:21:42 AM »

Yes bless her,

The routine has changed quite a bit, I'm going to bed an hour earlier and getting up earlier. Yesterday evening was fun as you know when we were chatting on the phone. As soon as she senses me getting ready for the night she's out from under the chest of drawers but then Alfie wants to bound up and she'll hiss so I now have to keep the bedroom door closed which has "phased" Frankie as he likes to use the big litter tray in the bedroom last thing in the evening so I had to steer him in the direction of the one in the living room instead. I now have to keep a few cans of Hi-Life and a serving fork in the bedroom so as not to have to venture into the kitchen where the boys think "wayhhhhhhhhhhay breakfast's early today" and I now have to keep the bedroom door shut until I'm sure that she has finished eating her breakfast and give her a chance to retreat back to her new spot before letting the boys in. This has also "phased" Frankie who would trot (on second thoughts "trot" is not the best word, waddle is a better one) into the bedroom to finish off anything that Suzie left from the previous night whilst I was getting the boys breakfast but now the door is shut and, when he did waddle in for "dessert" she'd licked the bowl clean much to his disgust!

. He's also not too happy that the "yummy" sensitivity biscuits have dissapeared from the bedroom but as Alfie's also taken a liking to them, they both get some last thing in the evening. I'm sure that less planning and logistics went into "D-Day" than go into my daily feline routine and would I change things, would I stuff !!

Cheers chuck

xx

Leigh

PS. The new cosy carpet square on the bed was a hit as well, she curled up on it, she now seems to prefer slightly harder surfaces to pillows. She was virtually eating the food from the bowl before I could put it down, she's never done that before.

maryas · « **Reply #57 on:** August 12, 2008, 10:01:22 AM »

Oh my God, Suzie wanting food at 5.30 a.m. - I know when we were talking last night on the phone we mentioned about the time changing when putting clocks forward and back but for her to want food at that time - it's a fantastic miracle Leigh.

That warm feeling is 10 times better than porridge.

Mary x

LeighK · « **Reply #56 on:** August 12, 2008, 09:37:04 AM »

Thank you,

Yes seeing her happy has made me very happy as I said before, nobody knows what the future has in store but we're taking every day as it comes. I hope that I've finally found soemthing that she likes that slips down easy.

Suzie says' thank you for all her extra hugs and your good vibes

xx

Leigh

Topsy Turvey · « **Reply #55 on:** August 12, 2008, 09:07:04 AM »

Excellent news about Suzie

Dawn F · « **Reply #54 on:** August 12, 2008, 09:04:13 AM »

so glad the improvement in Suzie has made you so happy Leigh!

clarenmax · « **Reply #53 on:** August 12, 2008, 09:03:37 AM »

Awww, so pleased she's perked up so much hun, brilliant news

Kirst · « **Reply #52 on:** August 12, 2008, 08:48:00 AM »

Am so glad she perking up -

LeighK · « **Reply #51 on:** August 12, 2008, 08:43:01 AM »

Thank you all,

I am reminded of the Visa adverts:

Vets, examination, claw clipping and steriod jab £46
Taxis £10
Cat food selection £20
Catnip £2
New Rugs £2
Liquidiser £10
Bottled Beer (to comfort me) £4

My little girl happy and enjoying life PRICELESS

Cheers

Leigh

Desley (booktigger) · « **Reply #50 on:** August 12, 2008, 07:55:42 AM »

i am really pleased to hear that the steroid jab has had such a good result.

lucy · « **Reply #49 on:** August 12, 2008, 07:52:58 AM »

Glad she is doing so well!

Mark · « **Reply #48 on:** August 12, 2008, 07:25:06 AM »

Great news Leigh. If she is free from pain, and enjoying her food then that = quality of life

I was amazed when Clapton had his Steroid jab nearly 2 years ago. I really thought we were going to lose him but her perked up and hasn't stopped eating since

LeighK · « **Reply #47 on:** August 12, 2008, 07:16:16 AM »

Good morning folks,

More good news this morning. Suzie loves the various hi-life tuna flavours. She has never been a big cat or a cat with a huge apertite but the steroid injection has surely given her an apertite.On each of the last three evenings/nights she has polished off and I mean licked the bowl clean, two cans of hi-life. I never have fed her in the morning as she's never wanted any food but this morning at 5:30 she was miaowing lioudly on the bed which is usually to be taken as a very strong indicator the "Princess Suzie" wants something and it occured to my sleep-starved brain that she wanted FOOD! so I staggered half asleep into the kitchen grabbed a tin of hi-life tuna and shrimp flavour much to the consternation of the boys who thought it was an early breakfast for them and she whoofed t down. So far she loves all the flavours, tuna/shrimp, tuna imperial and tuna/chicken and tonight its going to be tuna in jelly. What a result and so far so good as she's not been sick once.

So I sat in my living room and watched the early morning rain with a nice warm feeling inside, no not porrige but the feeling that my little Tabby Princess is happy, oh and BTW she went potty for her catnip last night.

Cheers

Leigh

LeighK · « **Reply #46 on:** August 11, 2008, 16:49:49 PM »

I've already got one small pit pony in Frankie

Cheers

xx

Leigh

maryas · « **Reply #45 on:** August 11, 2008, 16:32:42 PM »

When did you get a horse Leigh - not really enough room in your flat for you 4 and a horse!!

Mary

LeighK · « **Reply #44 on:** August 11, 2008, 14:40:59 PM »

YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!

I managed to get two boxes of 12 tins each of the mixed Tuna flavoured combinations of Hi-Life for her in Waitrose as well as some catnip for her and Aflie. They both love catnip and she'll love it tonight.

Cheers

Leigh

LeighK · « **Reply #43 on:** August 11, 2008, 09:34:07 AM »

Thanks guys,

That's really interesting thanks Mark, my Sainsburys is rather small and pathetic but there is a large Sainsburys about a 20/25 minute walk from work and I'll pop up there and see what they have. She seems to really enjoy it and it is very soft and "mushy" so should be just the thing.

I miss her not sleeping on the bed but maybe it is her ways of preparing me, she does come up onto the bed for a cuddle but retreats back to her "safe" place under the chest of draws where I've made her a nice soft cosy bed. I'm going to buy another of those fluffy carpet offcuts today so as to have a spare.

Bless you all for helping me so much to adjust to and cope with this.

Leigh

em1209 · « **Reply #42 on:** August 11, 2008, 09:33:02 AM »

Sorry to hear about Suzie, but I'm pleased she's feeling a bit better. Lots of purry cuddles

Mark · « **Reply #41 on:** August 11, 2008, 08:58:53 AM »

Hi Leigh, If that is what she likes, I don't think it will do her much harm. I have seen a "boxed set"

in sainsbury's it has 3 or 4 different versions of the tuna imperial. There is one that is tuna & chicken - I forget what the others are. At least the small cans are complete. I know Hi-life do larger cans of tuna but they are just complementary I think.

clarenmax · « **Reply #40 on:** August 11, 2008, 08:46:46 AM »

Really good that she's eating properly Leigh hun

Dawn F · « **Reply #39 on:** August 11, 2008, 08:11:25 AM »

Leigh, I'm so sorry to hear your news about Suzie - no advice to add really just

to you all

LeighK · « **Reply #38 on:** August 11, 2008, 07:18:30 AM »

Thank you both,

Just a quick posting this morning as I am getting ready to leave for work.

Suzie had another good night and her apertite is excellent. She wouldn't eat one of the Shebas that I chopped up very fine nor would she eat the Science Plan pate BUT she did 100% polish off two small cans of the Hi-Life Tuna Imperial which is what she did also oj Saturday night so I'm delighted with that. It seems funny not to have her on the bed all the time but rather in her new spot under the chest of draws but she's comfortable and happy there.

Thank you all

Best

Leigh

The Duchess · « **Reply #37 on:** August 10, 2008, 18:50:01 PM »

so sorry to hear about Suzie but keep positive and enjoy all the time you've got left. Glad the boys are being so caring

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